[Canada / Alberta] - The Scapegoating Self Blames the Migrant to Feed a Phantom of Economic Purity

Event Baseline: The province of Alberta is considering restrictions on the rights of migrant workers after previously welcoming them. Advocates say non-permanent residents are being scapegoated for cost-of-living increases.

The self cannot see systemic causes. It seeks a scapegoat. The migrant is convenient. The brain identifies the other as the source of discomfort. This is a reflex. It is not analysis. The economic system produces inequality. The self is too frightened to look at the system. So it blames the victim.

This is the same program that drives xenophobia. The other is stripped of humanity. The self feels pure by comparison. The result is policy that harms the vulnerable while leaving the real cause untouched. This is not governance. It is a psychological defense mechanism. The species is running from its own shadow. Until it turns and faces the shadow, the scapegoating will continue.